{"product_id":"9781430272069","title":"Pro Business Applications with Silverlight 4","description":"\u003cp\u003eSilverlight 4 has the potential to revolutionize the way we build business applications. With its flexibility, web deployment, cross-platform capabilities, rich .NET language support on the client, rich user interface control set, small runtime, and more, it comes close to the perfect platform in which to build business applications. It’s a very powerful technology, and despite its youth, it’s moving forward at a rapid pace and is gaining widespread adoption.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will guide you through the process of designing and developing enterprise-strength business applications in Silverlight 4 and C#. You will learn how to take advantage of the power of Silverlight to develop rich and robust business applications, from getting started to deployment, and everything in between.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn particular, this book will serve developers who want to learn how to design business applications, and introduce the patterns to use, the issues that you’ll face, and how to resolve them. \u003cstrong\u003eChris Anderson\u003c\/strong\u003e, who has been building line-of-business applications for years, demonstrates his experience through a candid presentation of how to tackle real-life issues, rather than just avoid them. Developers will benefit from his hard-won expertise through business application design patterns that he shares throughout the book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith this book in hand, you will\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCreate a fully functional business application in Silverlight \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eDiscover how to satisfy all of the general requirements that most business applications need \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eDevelop a business application framework \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e What you’ll learn\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to structure your project to ensure a robust and maintainable application \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to create user interfaces with XAML and bind controls to data \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to communicate securely between the server and the client \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to view and maintain data within a Silverlight user interface \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to design unique user experiences and use advanced styling techniques \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to implement standard business application paradigms in Silverlight \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Who this book is for      \u003cp\u003e     This book is for developers experienced in other .NET technologies, such as WinForms or ASP.NET, looking to translate their existing skills to developing business applications with Silverlight. Patterns and methodologies associated with building robust applications will be introduced and are not prerequisite knowledge.       \u003c\/p\u003e     Table of Contents\u003col\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Introduction   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Getting Started with Silverlight   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e An Introduction to XAML   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e The Navigation Framework    \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Exposing Data from the Server: Using WCF RIA Services   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Implementing Summary Lists    \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Building Data Entry Forms    \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Securing Your Application   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Styling Your Application   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Advanced XAML and Data Binding   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Creating Custom Controls    \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e The Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) Design Pattern  \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Printing and Reporting   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Out of Browser Mode, and Interacting with the Operating System   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Application Deployment \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47122967527664,"sku":"9781430272069","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781430272069_p0.jpg?v=1763750455","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781430272069","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}